492 - May 14, 1968

[bunniefuu]

In the course of this night

inside the great house at Collinwood,

a child has fallen victim to the powers of a witch.

And in another house, with the coming of the dawn,

a bizarre experiment has reached a terrifying cl*max.

He's destroying the place, we must stop him.

We can't go in there he'll - he'll k*ll us both.

Where - where are you going?

I'm going to get the g*n from Lang's office in his desk.

No.

Yes, Julia, you were right.

He will k*ll both of us, if we don't k*ll him first.

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- Can you hear anything? - Not a sound.

- But what's happening in there? - I don't know.

Let's see if this got any kind of a reaction.

I hear nothing.

Let's go in.

No, wait, he may be standing on the other side of the door

just waiting for us.

Where is he?

Look at what he's done to this place?

What did you expect after the way

he's been carrying on in here?

That took him so little time,

he must have the strength of - of a dozen men.

Yes, I know. We must find him.

How? He's gone.

Well, just because we can't see him

doesn't necessarily mean he's gone.

Do you think he - he may be hiding?

I don't know.

You stay here at the door, if he appears,

get out of here as fast as you can.

No, no, I'm coming with you.

Julia, do as I say.

Julia, here.

What - what's happened to him?

I don't know.

Pull the sheet out of him and I'll keep you covered.

Is he still alive?

Yes.

- What's the matter? - He's - he's just sleeping.

Sleeping?

Yes, he - he really is like a child,

he had a big tantrum and then exhausted himself

and just laid down and went to sleep.

Well, at least he's made it easy for us.

Made what easy?

Putting him out of his misery.

Oh, Barnabas, you can't do it.

- What are you talking about? - You can't k*ll him.

Are you out of your mind, why he's like an animal.

He's already tried to k*ll both of us,

look what he's done in here.

Oh, he isn't like an animal, he's just like a small child

who came into the world fully grown.

He doesn't recognize anything

because he doesn't know anything.

We've got to -

we've got find some way of communicating with him.

We've already tried to communicate with him

and it's impossible.

Well, a child doesn't learn to speak in one day.

He's got to be given a chance.

Julia, this is no ordinary human being.

We have no way of telling whether he's capable

of learning anything.

Well, you know, he's capable of destruction.

Whether he's ordinary or not is not the point,

he's a living human being

and we are responsible for him.

Yes and we will be responsible for anything he does.

If he gets free and commits a m*rder,

we'll be to blame.

If we treat him properly he won't do anything like that.

Julia, you know perfectly well that when he wakes up,

he'll go on another rampage.

No.

Everything he's done so far has been out of fear

and we're responsible for that fear.

- We must make him trust us. - How?

I don't know,

but we've got to.

We - we gave him the life he has,

I don't know if we have the right to do that.

But now that we've done it,

I know we don't have the right to take it away.

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The last time you gave him an injection,

it didn't last long.

I've increased the dosage.

He'll - he'll sleep for hours at least.

We've got to move him before that.

Move him where?

To the old house.

The old house?

Can you think of a better place?

I can't think of a worse place.

Barnabas, I - I don't mean to put him in the drawing room.

We can put him in the cellar and lock him up

until he begins to learn.

If he begins to learn.

But he will. All he only needs is the chance.

Yes, you're right.

But I'm still afraid of what we're doing,

it may turn out to be disastrous.

We made that decision

when we decided to go on with the experiment

after Lang died.

Now, we have to make the best of what we've done.

Yes.

You better go and get Willy,

we won't be able to move him ourselves.

Oh, I mustn't fall asleep.

Could I get you anything, Davie?

Poor thing.

It's so unlike you not to be able to say anything.

How is he Mrs. Johnson?

No change.

Sit down, David.

You know there is no reason for you to stay up any longer.

Why don't you get some sleep.

Oh, I don't want to sleep as long as he may need me.

Well, I can take care of him.

Well, and no offense, Mrs. Collins,

but I think Dave is more used to my looking after him.

- Yes, I understand that-- - Oh, excuse me,

I want to get him a little broth.

I'll be right back, Davie.

You know, I think it's terrible that Mrs. Johnson

had to stay up all night, don't you, David?

The fact is, if you go on like this,

she will never get any sleep.

And that won't make me very happy, will it?

I want her to sleep so she can have her dream.

So, I guess we'd better end your silence,

hadn't we, David?

Now, look into the flame, David,

concentrate on it.

Look deeper and deeper

and listen to what I'm going to say to you.

In a moment, the flame will go out.

When it does, you will close your eyes,

lean back and fall asleep.

You will sleep until you hear Mrs. Johnson's voice,

and then you will wake up and you will say her name.

When she begins to question you,

you will not remember

what you saw in the gazebo, do you understand?

You will not remember.

You will be just as you were,

but what happened in the gazebo will be forgotten.

Now, you will begin to feel very tired.

In just a moment, you will be falling off to sleep.

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What's happened to him?

Nothing, he just fell asleep.

But he shouldn't be sleepy, he slept soundly all night.

Mrs. Johnson!

Davie, you spoke to me.

You - you're able to speak again!

Able to speak? Well, sure I am!

Well, we were so worried about you.

Worried? Why?

Because you lost your voice.

Something terrible happened to you outside

and you were unable to tell us what it was.

I don't know what you're talking about, Mrs. Johnson.

David, don't you remember when you went outside to play?

Yes.

And then you came back in to get your dinner,

you weren't able to speak.

Are you two playing some kind of a joke on me?

No, of course not.

I don't remember not being able to speak.

Oh, poor thing, you must have bumped your head out there

and now you've forgotten everything.

I remember my father told me to go outside and play.

And I did. Then--

And then?

I don't seem to - to be able to remember anything after that.

Do you remember when you outside to play,

what time it was?

It was about in the middle of the afternoon.

Well, that was the day before yesterday, David.

That's right.

And we've all been so worried about you.

Especially your father.

Now, why don't you go upstairs and - and see him,

he'll be so happy to know that you've recovered.

I guess I better go see him. Where is he?

In his room.

David, now, are you sure you feel all right?

I'm sure. I never felt better.

It's the strangest thing I've seen in my whole life.

Well, at least he's himself again

that's what really matters, isn't it.

I just hope he stays that way.

I never realized how terrible I'd feel

if something happened to him until it happened.

You're very fond of him, aren't you?

Yes, I am.

You've done such a good job taking care of him

these past two days.

Mrs. Johnson, if you don't get some sleep,

we're going to have to find someone to take care of you.

No, I don't want to sleep.

Why not?

You can't tell me you're not exhausted.

Yes, I am tired, but--

But what?

Well, it may sound childish to you,

but I think I'm afraid to go to sleep.

Afraid? What of?

Well, I'm afraid I'm going to have a terrible dream.

That is silly.

You told me you don't ever have dreams.

But I'm going to have one soon.

Mrs. Johnson, you know what's wrong with you?

You've been up for two nights

and you're so tired that you're beginning to imagine things.

You just come with me.

Mrs. Collins, what are you doing?

I'm going to sit you down right here

and see that you get some rest you deserve.

Oh, I couldn't rest, and not in here anyway.

It's all right if I say it is.

Now, you sit down and just lean back.

Why don't you have some of this broth?

- It will help you to relax. - I don't want to relax.

Mrs. Johnson, this is an order.

I'm making it my job

to see that you get the rest you deserve.

That's very kind of you Mrs. Collins, thank you.

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That's it, Mrs. Johnson,

just go to sleep

and let the dream come to you.

You can't fight it anymore.

David, didn't you go upstairs

and tell your father that you were all right?

Why don't you answer me?

Have you lost your voice?

Has it happened again?

Please tell me if--

Where are you going?

The dream. I'm having the dream.

David, come back.

Don't go away from here.

No. I'm going to stay here.

I won't go with you.

Oh, no, no, no.

I don't want to go through this, please.

Please, please answer me.

No, I don't want to go in there.

I know what's in that room.

David, why are you doing this to me?

Oh!

Oh, David, come back.

I want to get out of here!

Please, David!

Through sight and sound and faceless terror,

through endless corridors by trial and error,

ahead a blazing light does burn,

and one door leads to the point of return.

Argh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Argh!

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